Insights and Stories on Prices

U.S. livestock: CME livestock futures turn higher amid rising wholesale prices

Apr. 9, 2024 at 6:33 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) cattle futures turned higher on Tuesday, as continued strength in wholesale prices eased concerns about consumer demand - even as investors grew nervous about ongoing inflationary concerns and rising consumer prices, traders said.

Klassen: Buyers step back on feeder cattle due to bird flu

Apr. 9, 2024 at 9:53 am CDT

By Jerry Klassen

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat ends lower; US crop rating seen as anchor

Apr. 8, 2024 at 5:31 pm CDT

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures rise on wholesale prices, technical trade

Apr. 8, 2024 at 4:33 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle tumble ahead of weekend on bird flu fears

Apr. 5, 2024 at 5:30 pm CDT

By Karl Plume Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat rallies on Black Sea tensions, weather worries

Apr. 5, 2024 at 5:26 pm CDT

U.S. wheat futures spiked to a one-month high on Friday as the market was unsettled by spring weather risks in the northern hemisphere and renewed tensions in the Black Sea.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. livestock: Live cattle end firm as bird flu selloff seen overdone

Apr. 4, 2024 at 7:09 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures firmed on Thursday in a bargain-buying rebound from the prior session's two-month lows, as some investors deemed the recent drop in prices to be overdone.

By Karl Plume Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans sink on weak US export sales, lower soyoil prices

Apr. 4, 2024 at 4:45 pm CDT

Soybeans dropped on Thursday following lower-than-expected weekly export sales data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), seasonally rising supplies from the South American harvest and falling soyoil prices.

By Renee Hickman Reuters

U.S. grains: Cattle end lower on beef demand concerns, hogs higher

Apr. 3, 2024 at 5:24 pm CDT

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell to a fresh two-month low on Wednesday on technical selling and fund liquidation, as investors gauged whether beef demand would suffer amid recent news of avian influenza in dairy cattle.

By Karl Plume Reuters

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U.S. grains: Technical buying lifts grains, soy as US Midwest planting season nears

Apr. 3, 2024 at 5:13 pm CDT

U.S. corn futures rose on Wednesday on technical buying and short covering that lifted prices from Tuesday's one-month lows as traders assessed Midwestern weather conditions before the spring planting season.

By Renee Hickman Reuters